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Here was one that brought his race renown; as great a warrior as ever donned breastplate, or armed himself for the fight, or drew sword to save his camp from peril; (1 Maccabees 3, 3)
From city to city he went, ridding Juda of its law-breakers, averting the vengeance guilt of theirs had deserved; (1 Maccabees 3, 8)
These, when they saw such a host facing them, were for counsels of prudence; What, they said to Judas, should we offer battle to foes so many and so strong, faint as we be from a day of hungry marching? (1 Maccabees 3, 17)
Armed might avails not to win the day; victory is from above. (1 Maccabees 3, 19)
Why, what was this? So heavily had Juda suffered, so great the discord he had aroused by the abolishing of its ancient usages, that scant revenue had come in from it, and the treasury was in default! (1 Maccabees 3, 29)
He left Lysias behind, that was a man of high rank and royal blood; he was to administer all the business of the kingdom, from Euphrates down to the Brook of Egypt, (1 Maccabees 3, 32)
all through the country settlers must be brought in from abroad, and the lands allotted between them. (1 Maccabees 3, 36)
Be sure the traders all about were apprised of their coming, and made their way into the camp with great sums of silver and gold, and a retinue of servants besides, thinking to buy Israelite slaves; levies, too, from Syria and Philistia made common cause with the invader. (1 Maccabees 3, 41)
Judas, then, and his brethren found that matters had gone from bad to worse; here were the enemy encamped within their frontiers; they heard, besides, what orders the king had given for the destruction and taking away of their people. (1 Maccabees 3, 42)
When Judas and his army came back from the pursuit, (1 Maccabees 4, 16)
Even as he spoke, they were ware of a company that watched them from the hill-side. (1 Maccabees 4, 19)
No wonder if Judas and his brethren, with the whole assembly of Israel, made a decree that this feast should be kept year by year for eight days together, the feast-day of the altar’s dedication.✻ Came that season, from the twenty-fifth day of Casleu onwards, all was to be rejoicing and holiday. (1 Maccabees 4, 59)
